Or is collateral reading for a course where you are must befamiliar with the central notions?

或是某门课的补充阅读，你对它的中心思想一定比较熟悉。

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Well, I know one reason… I had a college professor who made us swear wehad “Read every single word” of our collateral reading.

唔，我知道其中一个原因… 我的一位大学教授曾让我们发誓说我们读过了补充阅读里的“每个单词”。

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The second channel is the textbook market. Although the level is probably not appropriate for undergraduates, we see it being used in graduate courses, perhaps as collateral reading.

第二种渠道是教科书市场，虽然这个层次可能不太适合本科生，我们看到它被用在研究生的课程当中，作为间接的阅读材料。

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